Hepatitis C prevalence among people who inject drugs in Hungary

Additionally, in March and May, 2014, two incident cases of HIV were detected among PWIDs. Since around 2010, the number of new psychoactive substances (NPS; also known as designer drugs or legal highs) in Europe has almost exponentially increased.2 NPS have overwhelmingly replaced traditional drugs...

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Published in:The Lancet infectious diseases 2015-11, Vol.15 (11), p.1261-1262
Main Authors: Gyarmathy, V Anna, Sárosi, Péter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Drug abuse
Hepatitis C - epidemiology
Heroin
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Hungary - epidemiology
Hypodermic needles
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
Needle exchange programs
Prevalence
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - complications
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Summary:Additionally, in March and May, 2014, two incident cases of HIV were detected among PWIDs. Since around 2010, the number of new psychoactive substances (NPS; also known as designer drugs or legal highs) in Europe has almost exponentially increased.2 NPS have overwhelmingly replaced traditional drugs, such as cannabis, amphetamines, and heroin, in Hungary.
ISSN:1473-3099
1474-4457
DOI:10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00358-8